Ladies and Gentlemen its here. His acting in Inception recently as well as Blood Diamond has portrayed him as an actor with dramatic depth while Romeo+Juliet showed us his classical side. However, he is plagued by the image of that cheesy kid from Titanic. Could he have pulled off Anakin Skywalker, precourser to Darth Vader? I think so, but Padme said she'd hold back till I started this thread so ladies and gentlemen have at it. Defend, thrust, perry, and so on and so forth._________________Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:42 pm

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Darth SkuldrenModerator

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Actually I thought The Departed, Catch Me If You Can, and The Aviator really propelled him into something greater. Titanic certainly put him into the spotlight, but those other movies were what gained him respect (from me at least).

Could he have pulled off Anakin (I'm assuming Episode III and possibly Episode II)? I don't know. The lines and scenes will be the same, just with someone else saying them. I would safely say they would be better...but I'm not sure they'd be great._________________
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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:19 pm

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Rouge77Master

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He was surprisingly good at Inception, which I saw today. Occasionally the character came to the forefront, not the actor. Not great, but good. So, I think there's still hope for him.

I don't think that he could have done Anakin Skywalker well. It's not just that he might not in my opinion have the deep range of the negative emotions handled well, but because the role needed a less well known actor, who could have been just Anakin in the eyes of viewers.

Leonardo might have done a Jedi cameo or something...

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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:20 pm

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comanderblyMaster

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Leo does brooding well - Inception and The Departed totally come to mind. I am not sure how he would handle the material though, as DS pointed out. I would love to have seen him giving the Council and Obi-wan some lashings.

To me, his looks are also an issue. Not sure I could've accepted that baby face as the future Vader. Call me shallow. _________________All things die, Anakin Skywalker, even stars burn out.

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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:35 pm

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Queen Padmè Skywalker wrote:

To me, his looks are also an issue. Not sure I could've accepted that baby face as the future Vader. Call me shallow.

Its sad that even with that goatee he can't look his age. But I got over that, he's just bloody talented in my opinion. Shutter Island was great for him. Showed his psychological side._________________Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

I'll accept that maybe he could have pulled it off, but I don't think I'll ever be convinced that he would have been the right fit for the role. That said, I have nothing bad to say about his acting ability._________________All things die, Anakin Skywalker, even stars burn out.

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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:41 pm

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Caedus_16Master

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Queen Padmè Skywalker wrote:

I'll accept that maybe he could have pulled it off, but I don't think I'll ever be convinced that he would have been the right fit for the role. That said, I have nothing bad to say about his acting ability.

Lol after Hayden I'll take ability over visual fit. Would it have bugged me a little to see it, maybe. Did Hayden's acting make it worse...well...ya know...._________________Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

Ah, but let's not go down that road, m'kay? It'll only get rough. _________________All things die, Anakin Skywalker, even stars burn out.

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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:46 pm

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

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Granted, while he may have been a subpar actor, he also had subsubsubsubsubpar lines to deal with. So...yeah. _________________"It's not about the legacy you leave, it's about the life you live." ~Mara Jade Skywalker

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:15 pm

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Jedi JoeMaster

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Am I the only one who thinks those lines were annoying, but also fitting? I mean, have you heard what teenagers/young adults will say to each other when they're in love?

Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:34 am

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Vader does not look anymore like Hayden than does DiCaprio in my opinion. In fact, I'd say DiCaprio is closer to looking like him, Hayden is too thin in the face.

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...actually, upon closer inspection, I think DiCaprio is a reasonable fit for a young Vader. There's some pretty good resemblance there._________________
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:06 am

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Yeah, I know. Now that you show that picture. Now I am torn. Arg. _________________"It's not about the legacy you leave, it's about the life you live." ~Mara Jade Skywalker